Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Fukuoka, Japan

Fukuoka vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Fukuoka is 74.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Fukuoka
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Fukuoka
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Fukuoka
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Fukuoka
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in Fukuoka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Fukuoka
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Fukuoka

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Fukuoka are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Fukuoka.

Fukuoka vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fukuoka instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.85	$7.16 ¥1,032	+85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES796.57	$5.54 ¥797	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.62	$0.94 ¥136	+42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.79	$0.74 ¥107	+39.1%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.11	$1.27 ¥182	+127.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.20	$9.77 ¥1,407	+74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.02	$6.03 ¥869	+80.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.99	$2.45 ¥353	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.07	$2.26 ¥326	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.27	$1.87 ¥270	+48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.55	$0.69 ¥99	+38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.89	$1.33 ¥192	+52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.06	$2.07 ¥298	+352.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.34	$1.33 ¥192	+175.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.87	$1.51 ¥217	+171.1%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES797.74	$4.23 ¥610	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,982.83	$39.63 ¥5,709	+28.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	$21,767.76 ¥3,135,439	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,792.27	$39.28 ¥5,657	+183.1%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,089.54	$33.58 ¥4,836	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,365.83	$477.65 ¥68,801	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,503.47	$293.10 ¥42,219	+76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,893.11	$155.83 ¥22,446	+595.9%
Average			+167.2%

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,534.37	$390.80 ¥56,292	+134.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	$11,724.11 ¥1,688,746	+46.4%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.71	$3.26 ¥469	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.52	$2.79 ¥402	+24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.28	$3.65 ¥525	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,699.93	$55.36 ¥7,975	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES796.57	$13.03 ¥1,876	+111.3%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Fukuoka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,176.10	$37.78 ¥5,442	+124.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,965.00	$19.54 ¥2,815	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,989.37	$58.62 ¥8,444	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,783.22	$56.99 ¥8,209	+8.6%
Average			+28.2%

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